White light generation in Ce3+-Tb3+-Sm3+ codoped oxyfluoroborate glasses

Ce3+, Tb3+ and Sm3+ oxyfluoroborate glasses were prepared and characterized using absorption, photoluminescence and time decay spectral analysis respectively. The decrease of emission peak intensity and lifetime values of Ce3+ ions are observed by introducing Tb3+ and Sm3+ into glass. This is due to an efficient energy transfer from Ce3+ to Tb3+, Sm3+; Tb3+ to Sm3+ and cross-relaxation channels. Further, the important characteristic parameters of white light emitting materials viz., energy transfer efficiency, chromaticity color coordinates, correlated color temperature and color purity are evaluated. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.